UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE PUEBLA

ENGLISH I

UNIT 1 INTODUCTION: CLASSROOM INTERACTION

Topic: Article A/An/The

cell phone
computer
It’s A tree
big umbrella
useful idea ++++
Umbrella ++++++
egg
It’s AN English dictionary
eraser
hour ++++++

Vowels: a, e, i, o, u Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

**Note: A few nouns and adjectives begin with a vowel that has a consonant
sound; for example, ‘useful’ is pronounced with a ‘y’ sound (‘yoozed’).
**Note: A few adjectives and nouns begin with a silent (not pronounced) letter ‘h’ at
the beginning of the word; for example, ‘hour’ and ‘honest’.

PRACTICE SECTION
I. Fill in the gaps with ‘a’ or ‘an’ or ‘Ø’ (no word).
EXAMPLE: I have ___a___ red bicycle. I ride it to school every day.
1. ______ New York is ___A___ big city.
2. She has __A____ sister and ______ two brothers.
3. Yes, that’s ______ great idea! Let’s go see ______ movie tonight!
4. ______ India is a very large country.
5. What kind of bird is that? Is it ______ eagle?
II. Complete the sentences with A or AN

This is _____ book.

This is _____ English book.

This is _____eraser.

This is _____ notebook.

This is _____ pen.

Topic: THE
We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe the listener/reader
knows exactly what we are referring to:
* Because there is only one:
The Pope is visiting Russia.
The moon is very bright tonight.
Who is the president of France?
This is why we use the definite article with a superlative adjective:
He is the tallest boy in the class.
It is the oldest building in the town.
* Because there is only one in that context:
We live in a small house next to the church. (= the church in our village)
Dad, can I borrow the car? (= the car that belongs to our family)
When we stayed at my grandmother’s house, we went to the beach every day. (=
the beach near my grandmother’s house)
Look at the boy over there. (= the boy I am pointing at)
* Because we have already mentioned it:

A young man got a nasty shock when he tried to rob a jewellery shop in Richmond.
The man used a heavy hammer to smash the windows in the shop.
We also use the definite article:
To say something about all the things referred to by a noun:
The wolf is not really a dangerous animal. (= Wolves are not really dangerous
animals.)
The kangaroo is found only in Australia. (= Kangaroos are found only in Australia.)
The heart pumps blood around the body. (= Hearts pump blood around bodies.)

PRACTICE SECTION
III. Fill in the article “a, an or the” where necessary. Choose X where no article is
used.
1. I like _____ blue T-shirt over there better than _____ red one.
2. Their car does 150 miles _____ hour.
3. Where's _____ USB drive I lent you last week?
4. Do you still live in ______ Bristol?
5. Is your mother working in _____ old office building?
6. Carol's father works as _____ electrician.
7. The tomatoes are 99 pence _____ kilo.
8. What do you usually have for _____ breakfast?
9. Ben has _____ terrible headache.
10. After this tour you have _____ whole afternoon free to explore the city.
 Topic: PLURALS
INTRODUCTION TO PLURALS

SOME IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

SINGULAR PLURAL
∙ child ∙ children
∙ deer ∙ deer
∙ fish ∙ fish*
∙ foot ∙ feet
∙ goose ∙ geese
∙ knife ∙ knives
∙ leaf ∙ leaves
∙ man ∙ men
∙ mouse ∙ mice
∙ octopus ∙ octopuses
∙ person ∙ people
∙ sheep ∙ sheep
∙ tooth ∙ teeth
∙ wife ∙ wives
∙ wolf ∙ wolves
∙ woman ∙ women

Most nouns are created just by adding "s" to the singular

EXAMPLES: apple apples chicken chickens book books
We add "es" to the nouns that end with "s,x,z,ch,sh" to make them plural

EXAMPLES: box boxes witch witches bus buses

We change "y" to "i" and add "es" to the nouns that end with "y" preceded by a
consonant

EXAMPLES: baby / babies- lady/ ladies- ferry/ferries

If the word ends with "f" or "fe" we change "f" or "fe" to "ves" to make plurals

EXAMPLES: wolf/ wolves- knife/ knives- leaf/ leaves

I. Write the plural forms of the nouns below
bus tomato cherry child person
gas tooth sandwich class family
church toy peach bench scarf
II. Choose 10 nouns from the table in exercise 1 to write 10 sentences.
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Preposition With
- With is used to explain where thing are or talk about connections between people
or things:

You were out when we called, we left a note with your neighbor.

I cleaned the kitchen and order all the dishes with the other stuff.

I am going on holiday with my friends tomorrow.

Would you like ice cream with your cake?

Does the car comes with batteries or do I need to buy them?

- With is used to indicate being together or being involved:

I ordered a sandwich with a drink.

He was with his friend when he saw me.

- With is used to indicate "having":

I met a guy with green eyes.

Were you the one talking with an accent?

- With is used to indicate "using":

I wrote a letter with the pen you gave me.

This is the soup that I made with rice and barley.

Exercises:

I. Write 5 sentences using the preposition WITH to link your ideas

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5. _______________________________________________________

II. Write a little paragraph about your family using the preposition “with”

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